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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
That said, running a vehicle off its battery alone is a pretty extreme mod. Yes it will save fuel. It will also destroy a regular starting battery in short order, since they're not designed to be deeply & repeatedly dis/charged.
This is a mod I often use in summer months. But I've got a supply of old deep cycle batteries which I can ruin at will.  |
This has come up a couple times, and looks like it might pop over
here soon too.
However, I don't remember seeing hard numbers/curves on cycle life vs. depth of discharge for starter batteries (oem, gel-cel, etc.).